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[Chris Barker]

Brett g Porter wrote:
> I've read that there's a growing
> aftermarket EPROM scene to modify your engine's shift points.

You've just disproved your own point. While it requires a great deal of
expertise and expensive tools to burn a new EPROM, it can be (and
apparently has been) done by people other than the manufacturer of the
car. 

It would take a lot of study before I could even begin to hack the Linux
kernel, but at least it is an option, it is not with the WinNT kernel.
How hard it is is not the point, whether it is possible (or legal) at
all is the distinction.

-Chris




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